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Alabama Officer Charged with Murder Takes Stand in Trial

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) - Closing arguments are scheduled Thursday in the trial of an Alabama police officer accused in the fatal shooting of a suicidal man. Huntsville Officer William Darby testified on his own behalf Wednesday, telling jurors he opened…

Alabama Doctor, Husband Sentenced for Opioid Distribution

HOOVER, Ala. (AP) - An Alabama doctor and her husband, who managed her practice, will serve federal prison sentences for providing opioids to people without a legitimate medical purpose. The U.S. Department of Justice said Wednesday that Dr. Elizabeth Korcz…

Trooper Charged in Child Rape Hid Checkered FBI Past

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - An Alabama state trooper arrested last week on charges he raped an 11-year-old girl had been kicked out of the FBI amid a string of sexual misconduct allegations but was hired anyway with the apparent help…

National Bail Fund to Expand in the Deep South

A national effort helping to bail poor and low-income people out of jail has formally announced its expansion into the Deep South. "Bail Out the South" is the next phase of The Bail Project's plans to secure freedom for thousands…

Charges Raised to Capital Murder in Alabama Toddler's Death

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Recently released court documents show that an Alabama grand jury has upgraded charges to capital murder against a father accused of involvement in his 2-year-old son's blunt force trauma death. Demetric Hampton Sr. was initially charged…

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